Yearly Archive for 2012

: 2012

• How Much Tablet Does $500 Get You? Microsoft Surface vs. iPad vs. Galaxy Note 10.1. – AllThingsD compares three tablets that sell for $500, one of which you can’t actually buy yet. And as writer Bonnie Cha warns, don’t buy a tablet on specs, or sight unseen. Try it first. • Best Buy to …

Apple fans can give a cheer this morning. Cupertino confirmed a long rumored event for October 23rd in which the company will announce new additions to the Apple family of products, according to Wired. The question, as always, is exactly what the company will announce. Apple has perfected the art of mystery around its releases — which …

[Update: Microsoft has confirmed the pricing in a news release, though the pre-order page is not yet live. Update 2.0: And the pre-order page is now live.] Microsoft appears to have inadvertently revealed the pricing for its upcoming Surface tablet earlier than planned. TechCrunch spotted a pre-order page for the Windows RT version of the …

Updated 12:14 p.m. • Apple announces special event for Oct. 23 – The presumed iPad Mini event will take place at noon on Oct. 23 in San Jose, Calif. Also Apple to launch 24 new iPad models, comprised of iPad minis and perhaps Lightning iPad 3 and iMac Reportedly Set to Receive Updates Next Week …

Microsoft will launch its long-rumored Xbox Music on Tuesday, a service that delivers music in a variety of ways. If you’ve got an Xbox 360, you’ll be able to get it tomorrow, and it will be available on Windows 8 systems when that operating system is formally available on Oct. 26. But if you’re a …

• Microsoft To Compete Against Spotify With Xbox Music, Available Soon On Xbox, Windows 8, And Windows Phone Devices – It offers a combination of both free and paid music options, including the ability to download files. But Xbox Music not available on Windows Phone 7 or Windows 7 • Softbank to buy 70 percent …

• U.S. Suspects Iranians Were Behind a Wave of Cyberattacks – Officials think a series of attacks on financial institutions and Saudi energy companies were from Iranian attackers. It’s not clear if they were state-sponsored, however. • AT&T Starts Six-Strikes Anti-Piracy Plan Next Month, Will Block Websites – Customers caught repeatedly downloading copyrighted material will …

• Unmasking Reddit’s Violentacrez, The Biggest Troll on the Web – Adrian Chen unmasks a Reddit user responsible for some of the most offensive content on that service. He’s a Longview, Texas, resident, Chen writes. It’s long, but worth reading. And Reddit blocks Gawker in row over ‘creepshot’ photos • Providence Said to Sell 10% …

Until iOS 6, the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system for iPhones, iPads and iPod touches, the company used a serial number in the hardware (the UDID) to allow advertisers to track users and target them in apps that used advertising. There were privacy and security issues with that approach, so Apple has switched …

Hey, look! The calendar says it’s Friday . . . so let’s throw up an open-comments thread. Whaddaya say? Here’s the deal: You leave a comment about anything having to do with personal computer, and I’ll approve it. Others will see what you wrote, and reply. Come back later to see what they said, then, …

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